SCOLD


Meaning of SCOLD in English

v. & n.

v. 1 tr. rebuke (esp. a child, employee, or inferior). 2 intr. find fault noisily; complain; rail.

n. archaic a nagging or grumbling woman. scolder n. scolding n.

[ ME (earlier as noun), prob. f. ON sk ld SKALD ]

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